The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
A cninaman's Views Of Christianity.

The educated Chiulman, Wong Chin
Foo, who publishes an open letter In the
North imoriodH Refidr On the subject oi re-.
ligion, states that he was born and raised
q heather, and prnctircd its moral aud re-
ligious code up 10 thcagc Of seventeen, ~
marking that untilthlt time his conscience
wa. clear and his hopes respecting his
future life were undiinmcd by distmcting
doubt. Then he WIS transferred Ia our
christian civilization, md SAYS he was h..
wildcrcd by the multiplicity III sets, each
claiming amonopolyo the only and narrow
mad 10 heaven. "Call us heather, " you
WILL" SAYS he, 'thc Chinese arr still su-
pcrior in social administration and social
order. Among 100, OO0, OOOof Chincscthcrc
are fewer murders aud rubbcrios Ia u year
than than there nc in New York State.
Christians are continually ius.iug about
religion, they build great churches and
make long prayers, and yet There i moru
wickcdness in the ncighborhoodu u single
church district of ! ,OOu people than among
1900 heather, churchlrss and mn-Crmon-
i1ed. Christian talk II long aud loud about
how a. do gDOd aud act c~hantnbly. II ~
MI charity aud no fraternity there dog,
take your crust aud b. thankiulli" lie
does not wonder nj our heart breaks aud
suicides.
lie explains what io his Wow il The dif-
ference between the heather and the
christian, by saying that, with the chris
tain, what little good Doc does, II for imusc-
date honor and future reward; be- lends Ia
the Lord and wants compound interest, M
the other hand, the heather docs much
and siys little about 10; hr does guOd for
the sake Of doing uuUd. The christian
does little good, but d. wants it In the pl.
pens aud On his tombstone. \ practical
christian idea II to lol, men lUT thc god
they de- you, not iOt IhC good that sou
shOulddp thomus q maitcru IT human duty
~ christians love the hrathcn, hut Il ig luf
their possessions, and ii ~ In proportion a.
these that the christian love grJNs Ia in.
tcnsity. Tho only p%fiiiyc point, " hc r..
marks, THAT christians have Impressed on
hcnthcuism IN that th,E would sarrilC" rf.
ligion, honor, principle ne they 10 life D.
vii, for gold. Aud then they Turn anil
simultaneously tell thr poor hoaihcn that
they must save their suuls hy believing Is
they do. This chrisiim greed g. especially
illustrated by the iniUmlu. opium war, the
| English prOics-cd that lhcy wanted 10 uIUu
| China for their missionaries, whereas
opium was the only MISSIONARY they looked
alter when they ioral the ports oron.
| And this infamous christian introduction
among Cinnamon has wrought greater ~.
cial and moral injury loo China Than al the
| humanitarian arcncics ul christianity Cpuhl
remedy In 200 years.
con you,c christians md ~ yuur gucl
| u gold donounCcs our civilized China
man. eve lay the burden ~ the crimes
/ .-.aNN...a. a f..M Il ...II..a. - L.HUsaH
useful men and women sent thereby a.
premature death after q short, miserable
life, besides the physi.l and moral prus.
imtion Il entails, oyou uh'rc 30 dupH moi
prmaturly kill AM this gnrli national
curse was thrust upon us ~ the point oi
christian bayoncts. Anl YOU wonder Nhy
W arr hclthcn.' ~ christian m"ilinl,
~ q whole, strikes ouT Dhinamlu ls being
n decidedly unnatur' one u b. every
one for himself parent and children even
we heather" ho 500, 'Uur % God lear.
ing race. We bclio,, DE whole unil'rr.
creation whatever ~ g. anil hls oNisiol
is 81 God and IN Co. thIi, igutliiNrly,
The thunder n his yoiH and tlr lightning
his mighty hands; tha' everything We du
and contemplate dOiug b -rrn nnd known
by him. that lac has ,Huiul This and other
worlds Ia c%ilcctuaio blutirunt, not mcr'i.
less, designs: aud thai 40 be- las done u
for the steady, progr w. h,ncht NJ the
creatures whom be ~ lpNul viii hi" ana
rcnsibihty, aud tO whHm o.. % consequently
he yves and gives pai,nal care amt Mill
give patcnal compensation and Justice
licnry h down lrum New York visiting
his uncle during vcatpnI why, Hen
~, how do You mall pul llpl ih" sun !.
", 900, 600 aud fort 'iuo Wilos uwal y
well, You see, Unr Thuulns. rs "
100000 milcs from N,N Nurk, and loriy.
three miles down h,m makes p!,OJO,V0
and ioriy.thrcc milosi hyrn 10th" sun,
-HaPef' Young pg